Skull X-ray cost in Columbus, MS
In Columbus, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for skull X-ray, fewer than 4 views: from $49.75 to $112.50, with a median of $81.13. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle — $31.38 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $134.63 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 70250, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 27, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle lowest Columbus, MS · (662) 244-1000 HC XR SKULL 1 V File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $49.75 | $199.00 | $75.62–$380.00 | 75% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus, MS · (662) 244-1000 HC XR SKULL SERIES <4 VWS File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $85.50 | $342.00 | $93.38–$380.00 | 75% |
| Noxubee General Hospital one side Macon, MS · (662) 726-4231 SKULL; <4VWS; MONO RT source file | $112.50 | $150.00 | $112.50–$150.00 | 25% |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon, MS · (662) 726-4231 SKULL <4VWS MONO source file | $213.75 | $285.00 | $213.75–$285.00 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $49.75, median $81.13, highest $112.50 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $81.13. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A skull X-ray takes up to three pictures of the bones of the head. It is used less often than before, because a head CT (70450) shows the brain and skull better after an injury.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.